HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager User Guide (December 2005)

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background during host setting operation. Regardless of whether or not the host setting operation is
performed, do not stop the process of the diskpart.exe command line utility running in the background.
4-2-2 Restrictions on Adding File Systems
In the following cases, the file system is not added:
• The type of volume manager used in the applicable file system is neither a basic disk nor a dynamic disk
• The file system in use by the host is other than NTFS
• The specified mount point is already in use by another file system
Volumes that satisfy one of the following conditions cannot be used for file system addition:
• The volume manager is using a volume on a host where the Device Manager agent has been installed
• The volume is mounted on a host where the Device Manager agent has been installed
• The volume is being used as a command device
• The volume is being used as an S-VOL for Continuous Access XP
• The volume is being used as an S-VOL or SP-VOL for Business Copy XP
• The volume is being used as a V-VOL or POOL for Snapshot XP
• The volume is being used as an on-demand device
• The Read/Write permissions have not been set in the LUN Security XP Extension function
• The Auto LUN XP attribute has been set
• The volume emulation type is not one of the following: OPEN-3, OPEN-8, OPEN-9, OPEN-K, OPEN-E,
OPEN-L, OPEN-M, OPEN-V
• The volume size is less than 512 MB
• Multiple paths are assigned to the volume
• The volume is being used as a Differential Management LU
Mount points to which any of the following apply cannot be used to add a file system:
• The mount point has a name that includes two-byte characters, such as Japanese characters
• The mount point begins with a:, b:, A:, or B:
• The mount point exists on a network drive
4-2-3 Restrictions on Expansion and Deletion
4-2-3-1 Notes on Expanding a Logical Volume
Provisioning Manager cannot expand the following logical volumes:
• A basic disk
• A volume other than a simple volume and span volume
• A mirror volume
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• A simple volume upgraded from a Windows
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2000 basic disk partition
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• A span volume upgraded from a Windows
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2000 basic disk volume set
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• A volume whose physical volume contains more than one logical volume
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# Although the volume is displayed in the selection of the operation targets, selecting the volume results in an
error at execution of the operation.
4-2-3-2 Notes on Deleting a Logical Volume
Provisioning Manager cannot delete the following logical volumes:
• A volume other than a simple volume, span volume, or basic disk partition
• A mirror volume
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• A volume whose physical volume contains more than one logical volume
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# Although this volume is displayed in the selection of the operation targets, selecting the volume results in an
error at execution of the operation.
4-2-3-3 Notes on Expanding a File System
Provisioning Manager cannot expand or add file systems in the following cases:
• The file system is of a type other than NTFS
• The volume manager used in the file system is neither a basic disk nor a dynamic disk